Sr. Nodelyn has always wanted to be a Spiritual Director. She felt the call to this ministry because of the various inspirations she had gotten from her own spiritual directors. She feels that the world hunger for people who truly listens with a compassionate heart. She earned her training from Mercy Center, Burlingame, for three years. She also did a Contemplative Practice Certificate from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in the same year. She is currently the Northern California Vocation Director of her community, the Sisters of Social Service. She had given retreats internationally and locally. She also has a meditation group that meets every Tuesday.
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“Spiritual direction is a continuous process of formation and guidance, in which a Christian is led and encouraged in his/her special vocation, so that by faithful correspondence to the graces of the Holy Spirit he/she may attain to the particular end of his/her vocation and to union with God”-Thomas Merton
Karen feels called to “be with” others as a spiritual director/companion. She understands spiritual direction/companionship to be a ministry of listening, discernment and prayer in a confidential setting of encouragement and compassion. She welcomes people from all faith traditions or none, and those who may have lost their faith or feel marginalized within it. Karen received her Certificate of Completion from The Spiritual Direction Institute of Mercy Center, Burlingame in 2016. She also holds a BFA and an MFA in the Performing Arts. She has served the St Agnes and Most Holy Redeemer Church communities in Music Ministry for over 30 years. She practices Centering Prayer and Yoga. Karen lives in San Francisco. She is the mother of two grown children.
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“One of the deepest longings of the human soul is to be seen.” -John O’Donohue
After receiving her Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School and Masters in Biblical Languages from the Graduate Theological Union, Ann worked as a hospital chaplain before moving into parish ministry where she has worked with children, parents, and adults, taught scripture classes, and led the RCIA program. She was the field education supervisor for MDiv students at the Jesuit School for four years. Currently, she is the Associate Director of The Pastoral Center, a small pastoral publishing company based in Alameda, California.
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“As a spiritual director, I don’t presume to know what is best for you - but God knows. My job is to help you recognize and listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit who is already actively leading you
I was formed as a Benedictine monk and also at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, Ca. graduating from their School of Spiritual Direction.I am also a mentor/facilitator in their Sacred Journey Program and in The Art and Practice of Spiritual Direction. I integrate primarily Benedictine, Celtic and Ignatian Spirituality but I also am very familiar with non denominational practices.
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A ministry of St. Agnes Parish in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center has a three council structure that discerns the programming we need to live an Ignatian life of devotion and service. Our areas of focus are Church Justice, Global Justice and Spiritual Life. Each council offers programming aimed at mobilizing the larger community to love the world the way God intends. Programming includes adult education and faith formation, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, spiritual direction, opportunities for prayer and retreat, and an ongoing commitment to dialogue and service in our Church and world. |